Do Now Task . . . . .What are the three

main groups of people in Antarctica?

Write down your 3 guesses now!

Who should Stay?

L/O: To argue why a group of people deserve to stay in Antarctica.

Starter:What is this object?

A new marker for the Geographic South Pole is put in place each year on January 1st. The South Pole is covered by a moving ice sheet, so at the end of the year the marker is about 10 metres from where it started.

Antarctic Court

You will be working in threes (no more)You will either be:

Local Fishermen,ScientistsOrTourists

Preparation

• Each three must prepare a speech to read out about why Antarctica is important to them and why they should remain.

• You will be asked to read this out to the class and your speech will be graded according to the Level Sheet

(you will have specific information cards,further information can be gathered from Geog 3 if required)

Who should Stay, 2?

L/O: To complete your speeches on why tourists, scientists or fishermen should stay in Antarctica.

Who should Stay? - SpeechesL/O: To read and grade

speeches on why tourists, scientists or fishermen should to stay in Antarctica.

Level SheetWho should stay?

Level 4Describe some viewpoints on why you should stay in Antarctica.

Level 5Explain why you should stay in Antarctica.

Level 6Analyse why your opinion is likely to clash with the other groups.

Level 7Evaluate how effective the other two groups’ methods of managing the Antarctic are.

The South Pole, with the flags of the twelve original signatory nations to the Antarctic Treaty.

South Pole Station - Antarctica

Huskies might look like big soft fluffy balls of fun, like all dogs, they are carnivores and need regular large amounts of meat, which comes from dead animals.

Emperor penguins with chicks

Adele Penguin

• Snow petrel (Pagrodama nivea) adult pair at nest entrance

• Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes wedelli) pup with mother

• Southern Elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

• Albatross

Antarctic Court

You will be working in threes (no more)You will either be:

Local Fishermen,ScientistsOrTourists

Preparation

• Each three must prepare a speech to read out about why Antarctica is important to them and why they should remain.

• You will be asked to read this out to the class and your speech will be graded according to the Level Sheet

(you will have specific information cards,further information can be gathered from Geog 3 if required)

All Rise!• The Antarctic court is now in session• Each group will be invited in turn to

say why they should remain in Antarctica

• Each group should listen as well as ask questions

Who stays.....Who goes.....You will decide!

Should Antarctica become a World Park?Level 4Describe some viewpoints about how to manage extreme environments.

Level 5Explain why people hold different viewpoints about how to manage extreme environments.

Level 6Analyse why conflict is caused by peoples different viewpoints about managing extreme environments.

Level 7Analyse conflicting viewpoints and evaluate different methods of managing extreme environments.